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Are you creating a new character and trying to figure out how to make him/her different from every other character you’ve created?  Try this – Instead of picking out a name from thin air and then attaching a bunch of characteristics to your paper doll, start from the inside-out. Start with finding their core identity.  Identity is not about what career you have – skydiver, wilderness EMT, policeman, lawyer, photographer, chef, teacher – but rather the person on the inside that has driven you to this destiny.  A core identity starts with an adjective and ends with a proper noun.  “My character is a [insert proper noun here].”  Here’s how: Let’s take a firefighter, for example. We might automatically assume he’s a protector, or courageous. But let’s take a look […]